Wednesday, September 29, 2010

It looks like this is where the movie world is headed. It started with Steven Soderbergh's Bubble a few years ago but this week two movies have hit the video release market before or during the time they're being released in theaters.

The other is the now infamous "I'm Still Here," the Joaquin Phoenix mocumentary, shockumentary, weirdumentary which is taking a more illogical (and in a strange way, more appropriate) path by releasing the film on DVD at the same time it's appearing in theaters for a heftier than usual price tag. Don't know if I'm going to see that one, but I do think it's interesting that this is the direction movies are going. Will you pay a premium to see movies early?